Sofa-bed.



S. KARPEN.

SOFA BED.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY?, 1910 1,01 1,441.' Patented Dec. 12\ 1911 "j W f QW am y@ SOFA BEDy APPLIGANON FILED MAY 1. IQUA Patented Dec.12,1911.

SHEETS-SHEET B.

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SOFA BEDR APPMCANON ULEB MAY 7, m10.

1,01 1,441 Patented 136.112.1911.

mm1-,d Dec. 12. 191i.

4 SHEETS 'SHEET 4 gar.

s. KARPBN.

SOFA BED.

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Speclcation o! Letters Patent. Pntented Dec. 12, 1911. Application mail Key 7, 1910. Serial-31o. 558,937.

2b all whom may concern.-

, Be it known that I, SOLOMON Kanyon, n.

citizen of the- United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of jlllinois, have invented a new and useful Imporovement in Sofa-Beds, of which the` fol` ,iframe and bed-bottom for the bedding, i. e.,

- "the mattress-psd, bed-linen und covers.

*The present inventon constitutes an im' provement upon the instruction set forth 'l A:in my Letters Patent No. 949374, granted `February 15, 1910; and my primary object 'is to rovide a structure of improved con J struction and operation whereby the forli ward shifting of the folded bod which oc- Eftbis in this type of structure muy be accomplished in an improved manner, which .le such that when 1e bed is unfolded it "-."-'Will occupy a position epproximatingr in 313 eight .the hegit of an ordinary bed of 1 he Standard or noli-folding type. ltrncy be preliminnrily stated' that in the f referred construction, which is illustrated ,1 the accompanying drawings, there are employed a main frame; a stationary buck carried thereby; a seat mounted between the endstanderds of the mein frame and adapt n ed tcswing rearwardly und upwardly and j onetime a standing position nducent the 'Neufs-back; l. foldahle mattressrenie norl'inally housed withinwtlic main frame beeath the seat; a cradle, or carrie-r, mounted i on links carried by the main ramo;-and links mounted on said carrier und upon tiihich the foldable hcdis mounted` The nr- .'fliangement is preferably such that the cnrupon which the folded bed is mounted 'will be automatically shifted forwardly and ,felevted -in the .l'erom the f fsition, after which the folded bed mountonthe carrier may he unfolded, inwhich f perntion the bed 'will bo elevated with rer tg checar-ner; and further, that after operation of swinging .the horizontal to the standing the b'ld been folded upon the carrier the ccrrie-w'xll be automatically retracted and lower de thereby carrying the bed to the housetlpositionin theoperation of lower ing th-.leent from the standing position.

As h s 'becn indicated, the Distress-frame is preferably equipped with a flexible mattress, 'or bed-bottom, which is unfoldedor spread in the operative osition in the operation of unfoldingr the ed-frame; and the mattress-pad, or mattress proper, and other bedding, including the hcdlinen and covers, are scoured iii-position and folded between the sections of the foldnble maitres-stremo, so that the bedding will be spread out witn -tlic mattress or flexible bed-bottom when Athe device is converted into bed form.

In the accompanying drawings, which show my sofa-bed in its preferred form- Figure 1 is a sectional view of my improved combined sofa and hed, illustratingfthe device in bed form; Fig'. il, a similar section showing the bed housed in the main frame beneath the sofa-seat; Fig. 3, a detailed sectional View teken ns indicated at line 3 of Fig. 6, und showingr one of the guides einployed at they front 4corners of the linl'.- supported curl-ier employed, with which guides tho reni' hed-section is reisnbly connccted; Fig. 4, i1` broken perspective view showing the main frame with the orncmental end-standard removed, and the sent and bed mounted on said frame; Fig. 5, a brokenl perspective view showing the manner in which the reu.:- bedsection is mounted on link-supported slides carried by said cnrrier. or cradle; and Fig. 6, a broken plan sectional view taken approximately as iudicnted 'nt line 6 of Fig. 1,

'In the preferred construction, A represents the main frame; B, o sofa-buck tixedly secured between the end-standards thereo C, a swinging sofa-seat adapted to swing rearwardly and upwardly from its h orizontal position and assume c. standing positionl adjacent said back; D, a cradle, or carrier, mounted on links carried by the miun frame and connected with the seat, sothat the cer l rior will be automatically shifted forwardly anti raised in the operation of Swingin the ses to the standing 'ositon and wl be automaticnllty retract and lowered in ,the operation o lowering the seat; and E, a oldable bed-treme ormattress-hame mount# muy.; i g

rear ned-section.` Thus the rear bed-section positively guided in its raising and lowering movements while the links 32 are swinging on their pivots 38 andlthe slides 31 are moving on the end members 37 of the rear bed-section. Also, the angle-bars 18 being disposed at the inner sides` of the rollers 45, z'. e., between the arn's '37 of the rear bed-section, serve to hold said arms against springing together whenthe bed is' occupied. The arms of the front bed-section are similarly held separated by the upright members 19 at the outer sides of which said arms are pivoted.

The operation will be readily understood from the. foregoing detailed description. Preparatory to -converting the structure from bed form to sofa form, the bed is properly made up and the bedding secured to the foldin bed freine, so that when the bed frame is olded upon the carrier, byswinging the front bed-sectionl) rearwardly and upwardly from the positionshown in Fi 1, the bedding will be folded "at" the saine time. After such folding o 'ei-ation, theV seat may be lowered, thereby, t rough the `media n of the ivotal connections between the lower portion of the seat and the carrier D, causing said carrierto be automatically shifted rearwardly and depressed, the linksV 25 and 26 swinging rearwardly about the pivots 27 in such movement. During this ortion of the operation, the thrust is transmitted from the seat through the links 11'to` the main frame. In the operation of folding the bed on its carrier, previous to the operation of lowering the seat, the links connected with the front bed-section serve to shift the slides 31 rearwardly, thereby turning the links 32 on theirpivots 38, so that the rear bed-section will "be lowered with relation to the carrier, the rollers 45, durino' this movemen, traveling along the guide-danges 44 of the upriglits 18. During this operation, the links 23 automatically `fold the front-piece 21 with relation to Vthe carrier. `When the cari-ier is automatically retracted, thus carrying the bed to the housed position, during the operation of lowering tlie seat, the front piece 21 of the carrier is carried to the position shown in- Fig. 2- Where it serves as a front piece for the sofa bed, closing the space beneath the front portion of the seat and extending from one endstandard 1 of .the main framefto the other end-standard.

standing position, in which' o eration the carrier Dois automatically shi ted forward and elevated, after which the operator unfolds the bed, in which o eration the front bed-section 30l is swung fdrwardly, thereby drawing the slides 3l forwardly and elevating the rear bed-section, owing to the swinging of the links 82 to the standing position.

Y In converting" from sofa@5 form to bed form, the seat is'swung to the During this operation, the front piece 21 is anton atically lowered b the links 23, so as to be out of the way o t e bed.

The construction describ is simple, durable and may be manufactured at moderate cost, all of the Vparts ybeing of such form and construction as to enable them to be readily applied in a furniture factory. When the: Y

structure is in bed form, the bed is supported at a convenient height Vfor use, and the disposition of thev arts is such thatlno obstruction is present V beneath the exible bed-bottom to viiit'erfere with `its comfortable use.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no undue limitation is to be undern stood ther Y are to be co sti-ned asbroadl'y aspermissible in view ci?, epriorartf Y,

What In', Y gard as new, and desire to se cure by Letters,Patent`,:is

1. In tneansotlieoliaracter'set forth, the combination of ax-ina-infframe, a back rigidly mounted thereon, a Arearwardly"swinging seat adapted to assume a standing position adiarent said back, a carrier fframegnormally housed beneath said;'s'eat,n'chanism. connected withV said,v seat, cajri'riei lframe -and main frame servin Vyiiii'ton'iatically to advance and elevatet fai-carrier frame in the operation of Swingin the scatto the standing position, and al oidedgbed mounted on said carrier frame :and@normally4 housed therewith beneath said seat vwhen the strncturc is in sofafornr 2. In means of the character setforth, the oombinationyof a `main frame, a rearwardy swinging seatfmonnted thereon, e

`carrier framenormally housed beneath said seat, links pivotaily'fcoiinected with sind carrier frame and mainframe and adapted to carry forwardly and elevate said carrier frame, means eonnected'with `said seat for automatically ,shifting said carrieriframe, a folded bmijniounted lon ,saidearrier frame and comprising Fa plurality of foldably related sections, and links4 foldably 'connected with said carrier-frame and upon Owhich one ofV said sections is, raisanly` mounted.

3. In a sofa bed,xthe combination of a main frame, a Vrearwardly''swinging seat, links connecting'` said"I 'seat 'tojsad main frame, a .carrier :Pivotally Yeeziiitwte-d with the rear portion o said seatfi'neansjserving tion, and a foldedbe lxiiminteda'onf said carrior traine and comprising@ plurality of oldably related sections. 1j l 4. In means of the character setlforth, the combination of a main,` a rearwardly swinging seat,jlinlrsVl connecting' saifdseat to said main frame, acari'ier framefnormall housed beneatlizsai-d seat and connected wit om, but the vappended claimsV the rear portion of said seat, links pivotall Conuerled with said rnrrier frame and Wit the nmin frame. sind a folded hed mounted on eaid warrior trium' and Comprising n` plurality ol' fohlnl l \Y related Sections.

ln means ot' the olmrneter set forth, the romhinnlion of a main frame, n rearwardly mringinfr wat. a earlier frnme normally honfwil iii-neath said `wat` iifwrhanisnl con-- nwted ilhvwaid sont. main frame and oarrier frame e1-ving; lo carry forward and elevate ,Said ':lrrier frame when the Sent iS snunf; to the staiding position, and a folded hud moiined on smid carrier frame con pris-ing :1 l'aluralitv ot' tfldahly related Seotions. Aides ronnerled with the rear one of said Seotions. and links connecting said Slides with said rai'iier frame.

f3. ln means of the rharfuater Set forth, the eomhination of a main frame, n rearwardly swinging seni. a carrier frame normally housed lwneath Smid seat, merhanism for rariring forward and elevating said can rier frame. a trl-nt pim-e moruhly ronneoted with mill (nrt-ier frame and adapted to www as a front plow for the Sofa when the sirio-loro in in sofa i'orm. and a 'folded hed monntwl on f-:lid earlier frame and romprising n plurality of foidahly related eertions. Huid from piove living movable with relation io the rai-rim' trame to nrronnnmlnte the hed when in extended ponition.

7. ln means ot' the Charm-ter svt 'fortln the wiohinznion ol' a main frame, a rearwardl)l wringing wat u Currier frame not madly houwd honrolh said wat, mechanism adapted to rarry fun-weird and elevate said rarrit-r Tramo` eiiihs linked to the Carrier t'ranu. a rear hml-sovlion connected with Said shelf-f4, und y:l front hed-:section pirot- :illy ronnwtwl with said carrier frame and linkwl 1o said 1wliiles.

S. lvl :nouns ol' the I hnraoter `sot forth, lhiiolollimuion of a. main frame, a rem'- wnrilljr :swinging anni, a carrier frame lnounlrfl to more loiwvnrfllv and upwardly with reloiioo to ihr nmn frame, a front1 plooi pnomlly 'onnwhwl with nld Carrier frame, and a folded bed mounted on said carrier frame and comprising a plurality of foldahly related sections, one of said seotions linked to said front piece.

9. In means of the character set forth, the combination of a main frame, a. rigidly mounted hack, a rearwardly swinging seat adapted to assume a standing position adjarenty said hack, a carrier frame linked to said main frame and ionnected with said seat whereby the carrie frame will be nutoinatioally -shifted in lle operation of raising and lowering the seat, and a folded hed comprising;r n plurality of foldahly related seotions, one of said sections linked to said carrier frame.

l0. In n'ieans of the character set forth. the combination of a main frame having a rigidly mounted back, a rearwardly Swinging sont adapted to assume a standing position adiaoenl; said back, a carrier frame, nier-llamen] connected with sald mam frame,

seat and carrier frame and serving to ele l rate and Parry forward said carrier frame when the seat is swung to the standing position. guides mounted on the front portion ot' Suid Carrier trame, a rear hed-section having arms whose extrenlitiee are slidably con non-ted with said guides, and a front bedswtion pivotally connected with said car rior trame and having links connected therewith adapted to elevate the rear bed-section with rotation to the carrier framewhen the 'front hed-secon is unfolded.

11. ln mea s of the Character set forth1 the combination of a main frame, a rearwardly swinging seat, a carrier frame normally housed beneath said seat, links oonneeting: the rear portion oi the carrier frame with the 'front lower portion of the main l'rame.` a 'folded hed comprising a plurality ot' Sertions', and links pivoted on said carrier frame and connected with one Section ot' said hed.

SOLOMON KARIEN. ln presence ofllnun Se nAnFim, Jouwy VVILBON. 

